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Sargent House Museum, Gloucester, MA
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Sargent House Museum

Guided tours of a historic Gloucester house tied to 18th-century advocate Judith Sargent Murray and the Sargent family art.

49 Middle Street, Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930 · Gloucester, MA

About Sargent House Museum

The Sargent House Museum occupies a historic home on Middle Street in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Guided tours of the house run on summer and fall weekends. The museum highlights Judith Sargent Murray, an 18th-century champion of women's education and equality, and holds artwork by John Singer Sargent and his sister Emily. Its exhibit space hosts rotating shows, and a small gift shop is on site. The museum operates as a 501(c)(3) non-profit.

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